â€œItâ€™s been a goal of mine to have my own company since I started in plumbing over fifteen years ago,â€ he told us recently.

Tim got the bulk of his hands-on experience working for Merit Mechanical in Redmond.

â€œI was Head Service Plumber at Merit,â€ he said. â€œMerit services thirty-five percent of all commercial buildings between Everett and Olympia.â€

Based in Burien, Tim, bonded and insured, is licensed to work wonders from Seattle to Tacoma.

Tim Elling is a person who does not brag and does not boast. Trying to get him to tell us how darn good he is is like prying a rusted forty year-old elbow joint from a pre-1980 galvanized…well, you get the picture.

He thought and said: â€œThe other day a local insurance executive pointed out at a luncheon that several other plumbing firms had told him that heâ€™d have to pay hundreds of dollars to fix a problem with his shower. He called me. I asked him some questions and told him over the phone how to easily resolve the problem on his own. Didnâ€™t cost him a cent.â€

His slogan is: â€œHave a plumbing problem and havenâ€™t a clue? Hereâ€™s what Clue Plumbing can do for you.â€

Tim will replace, repair and install drains, vents, hot water tanks, fixtures and faucets and a whole lot more. Residential and commercial.

He also does kitchen and bath remodels.

After nearly two decades in the business, Timâ€™s got a Clue. Plenty of Clue.

Try this: The next time you have a plumbing issue, hire Tim. His phone numbers are listed below.

When heâ€™s there, freeing you from some broken pipe nightmare, quiz Tim by asking him to define the following randomly selected plumbing terms.